If Talking Paid

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Drama: If Talking Paid (English title) / My Story is Long (literal title)
Romaji: Ore no Hanashi wa Nagai
Japanese: 俺の話は長い
Director: Satoru Nakajima, Syunpei Maruya, Yuma Suzuki
Writer: Shigeki Kaneko
Network: NTV
Episodes: 10
Release Date: October 12 - December 14, 2019
Runtime: Saturday 22:00-22:54
TV Ratings: 8.4%
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Mitsuru Kishibe (Toma Ikuta) is a 31-year-old single guy. After he graduated from a university, he became absorbed with coffee and opened up a business related to coffee. His business failed. Since then, Mitsuru Kishibe has been unemployed and he hasn't even tried to find a new job. He lives with his mother, who runs a cafe.

Mitsuru Kishibe's comfortable days suddenly changes, because of his older sister and her family. His older sister's home is undergoing renovation and she moves her family into their mother's home temporarily. Mitsuru Kishibe's older sister insists that he is avoiding reality with his current way of life. She also blames her mother for allowing Mitsuru Kishibe to live in his current state. She pushes him to become independent.

Notes

"If Talking Paid" takes over NTV's Saturday 22:00 time slot previously occupied by "Voice" and followed by "Top Knife" on January 11, 2020.

Cast



Toma Ikuta	Ken Yasuda	Eiko Koike	Kaya Kiyohara	Yosuke Sugino
Mitsuru Kishibe	Koji Akiba	Ayako Akiba	Harumi Akiba	Kaisei Komano



Rintaro Mizusawa	Kenji Hamatani	Chikara Honda	Kinari	Masahiko Nishimura
Riku Takahira	Keiichi Morozumi	Takuto Sonoda	Koyuki Chida	Motomu Makimoto

Mieko Harada

Fusae Kishibe

Additional Cast Members:

Kana Kurashina - Asuka Saegusa
Shotaro Mamiya - Junpei Watari
Takafumi Imai - real estate agent
Hatsunori Hasegawa - Yoshiaki Danno (ep.5-9)
Ryo Nishihori - radio show DJ
Asuka Kawatoko - Rinna
Mishika Miyachi - Takuto Sonoda's daughter
Shinya Kawano - Yasumura (ep.4)
Kouji Tsujimoto - Yosuke Tabara (ep.5,9)
Shinichiro Uchida - ramen restaurant owner (ep.9)
Naohiro Yamamoto - Miura (ep.9)
Chukichi Kubo - Iwao Kishibe / fortune teller (ep.9)

Episode Ratings

Episode	Date	Ratings (Kanto Region)
01	10/12/2019	8.4%
02	10/19/2019	9.0%
03	10/26/2019	8.9%
04	11/02/2019	8.4%
05	11/09/2019	8.0%
06	11/16/2019	7.7%
07	11/23/2019	7.4%
08	11/30/2019	9.1%
09	12/07/2019	7.2%
10	12/14/2019	10.4%
Average		8.4%

Source: Video Research, Ltd.

Comments

Anathel Jul 18 2021 9:03 am I think i'd be passed out if i had to memorize every script in this drama. And i think it would be more shocking if the actors were improvising a lot. The talk won't stop lol, and it's so long hahahahahh

luki Jul 03 2021 8:46 am One of the best family drama! Mitsuru is awesome.. he knows how to answer to everything and everything he says somehow it all made sense. especially love when he exchange banters with his sister.. and his mother, niece, bro in law. lol. All the actors are just great. I was savouring each episode coz for me it's that good. lol.

jc Mar 22 2021 11:35 pm does anyone know what is the music the band plays at the bridge scene on the last episode? Thanks in advance!

Bayan Jan 01 2021 5:48 am I did not finishing it yet , It is heartwarming ✨?

NakatsuFan Dec 22 2019 3:19 pm I just finished watching this and I must say Nakatsu's personality (from HanaKimi) is shown here. I enjoyed the family's banters and Mitsuru's nonsense arguments (especially the mysterious case of loly hahaha). I have realized many things after watching and I really recommend this if you miss Nakatsu's crazy antics. I like it!!

Juser Dec 14 2019 4:22 pm I love the drama so far, i felt compelled to write a review. I laughed a lot on Episode 2, and cried on episode 3. The interaction of the brother and sister, mother and her teenage daughter, all seems so realistic. Whats extraordinary is the patience of the mother and the brother in law..lol.

VanGogh Nov 03 2019 4:20 am For some unknown reason, I always think of this show as a crazy epilogue from "I'm Your Destiny" (Unmei no Hito Desu)

The setting was fast-forwarded to 18 years later after Masaki and Kogetsu got married and gave birth.

Levi Oct 21 2019 12:37 am The title is interesting.

nyel Sep 13 2019 11:08 pm @Han i agree with you!

Han Aug 04 2019 10:14 am OMG finally a drama with a normal setting. been waiting for so long. A must-watch drama.

giyt Aug 02 2019 3:00 am Waiting for so longgggg.., Finally!!!!!

I want him in doctor or investigation theme lol. Anyway, anything is fine because I can watch Ikuta Toma in drama!!! Yeahhhhhh!!!

PS. From the plot, I think this is a meaningful drama tho.^^

Yui Jul 24 2019 9:09 am After a long while, can't wait.

arigatointernet Jul 24 2019 5:02 am Toma Ikuta AKA My Most Fave JPN Actor AAAA Im Exciteddddd

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